Last winter when we were in the West Marine in San Diego near Shelter Island, Linda found a shade tarp made for a sail boat to hang over the boom that had a small tear in it and was on sale for nearly 50% off. She felt confident that we could make it w…
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New VHF & SSB Antennas
When we bought our boat it had the original 15 year old 23′ VHF and SSB antennas mounted on the pilothouse roof. When we did an update of the electronics in the winter of ’08-’09 we added a second VHF with a Digital Antenna 8dB 6′ antenna. On our trip …
New VHF & SSB Antennas
When we bought our boat it had the original 15 year old 23′ VHF and SSB antennas mounted on the pilothouse roof. When we did an update of the electronics in the winter of ’08-’09 we added a second VHF with a Digital Antenna 8dB 6′ antenna. On our trip …
Is This Too Hot?
I spent the day obsessing about the temperature of the shore power cables. The shore power cables on our boat have a rather clever configuration. The boat has two 50 amp connectors and our slip has two 30 amp plugs so we have run two cables to the dock…
Is This Too Hot?
I spent the day obsessing about the temperature of the shore power cables. The shore power cables on our boat have a rather clever configuration. The boat has two 50 amp connectors and our slip has two 30 amp plugs so we have run two cables to the dock…
New Blog
Welcome, this new blog is a partner to our M/V Discovery Travel Log Blog. In this blog I will discuss technical issues and projects that we undertake on the boat. As with all full time cruising boats, maintenance is a full time job so there should plen…
New Blog
Welcome, this new blog is a partner to our M/V Discovery Travel Log Blog. In this blog I will discuss technical issues and projects that we undertake on the boat. As with all full time cruising boats, maintenance is a full time job so there should plen…
